How many years of comparable data are there for France and United States?

20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School, published as Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

France vs United States: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care

France

0.2%

in 2022

United States

0.2%

in 2022

France rank

110th

United States rank

110th

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care over time

France
United States

How they compare

France currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in United States, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 20 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

France ranks 110th and United States ranks 110th of 134 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	United States	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.0%	0.4%	0.4%	United States
2010s	0.0%	0.4%	0.4%	United States
2020s	0.1%	0.2%	0.2%	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care, France or United States?: France, at 0.2% against 0.2% in United States as of 2022.
What is the difference in risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care between France and United States?: 0.0%, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and United States?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
How do France and United States rank globally for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?: France ranks 110th and United States ranks 110th of 134 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School, published as Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk)
Unit: % of people at risk
Source: Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 173 places, 3,065 data points, 2003–2022
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

The proportion of population at risk of impoverishing expenditure when surgical care is required. Impoverishing expenditure is defined as direct out of pocket payments for surgical and anaesthesia care which drive people below a poverty threshold (using a threshold of $2.15 PPP/day).